A blog about genealogy and thoughts about the various roots and branches of my family tree as well as the times in which my ancestors lived.Included are the West, White,and McFarland families.WARNING:DO NOT TAKE ALL OF MY FAMILY RECORDS AS GOSPEL. ALWAYS CONFIRM YOUR OWN RESEARCH!

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Wednesday, February 02, 2011

MEMORY IN THE KITCHEN DRAWER

Writing about how my folks met reminded me about the oldest piece of
cutlery in my kitchen drawer:

I mentioned that my parents met each other through a blind date that my Mom's
cousin Nancy set up. She was going out with a guy named Bob at the time. When
I was born my folks asked Nancy to be my godmother, and as a christening gift
they gave me a little silverware set. The spoon and fork are long gone, but I still
have the knife.

The handle of the knife is engraved. One one side are the names "Nancy And Bob":

On the other side are my initials "W.W." :

62 years later it sits in my cutlery tray in the kitchen drawer. Occasionally I may
inadvertently grab it and use it to butter something. It's not worth a great deal of
money, but it's a reminder of why and how I came to be here.